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 Michael
Horton is the Minister of Evangelism at Gate City. Michael
was called to preach in August of 1997 while on a youth mission trip.
He preached his first sermon when he was 13 and was licensed to preach
by Gate City in October of 2001. Since then Michael has been on
several mission trips, participated in many local projects, and served
on the Mission Committee.
He is now focused on reaching the lost souls that are just outside the
church’s windows. “I plan to reach the lost world around us by
starting just outside our door. There are many lost people within
seeing distance from the church. Isn’t time that we help them find the
Way?” Michael’s goals are to equip the saints within the church,
mobilize the equipped, and reach the lost. This cycle will continue
until the whole world calls upon the name of the Lord.
Michael also aims to start new ministries that allow the church to
find common ground with the world. “I like to call them ‘Out of the
Box Ministries’.” These “Out of the Box Ministries” include Motorcycle
Ministry, Four-Wheeling Ministry, Fishing Ministry, Single Mom
Ministry, Debt-free Ministry, etc. “The goal of these ministries isn’t
to become the world, but to find common ground on which we can share
the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” He also plans to start some more
traditional ministries such as an Apartment Ministry, Emergency
Service Ministry, Prison Ministry, etc.
“I Corinthians 9:22 says ‘I have become all things to all men so that
by all possible means I might save some.’ I believe this is very
important because if we only sit at church, never speak at work, and
stay negligent at home; the world will die and go to Hell. Jesus
didn’t give up on the world and nor will I. It is time for the church
to take a stand and move beyond our walls; and when we do, ‘the gates
of Hell shall not prevail’!”
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